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also
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From this reading Yetta also heard it vaguely in her uneasy sleep and dreamed that Walter was calling her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
back
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From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
bell
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From this reading Her speculations were interrupted by the telephone bell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her speculations were interrupted by the telephone bell.
calling
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From this reading Yetta also heard it vaguely in her uneasy sleep and dreamed that Walter was calling her.
claim
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From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
coffee
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
cogitating
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
convinced
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From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
dreamed
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From this reading Yetta also heard it vaguely in her uneasy sleep and dreamed that Walter was calling her.
fact
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
flat
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
formerly
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From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
heard
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From this reading Yetta also heard it vaguely in her uneasy sleep and dreamed that Walter was calling her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
hours
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From this reading What was the meaning of these late hours?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yetta also heard it vaguely in her uneasy sleep and dreamed that Walter was calling her.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her speculations were interrupted by the telephone bell.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
ISADORE'S
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
just
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From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
late
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From this reading What was the meaning of these late hours?
Longman
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From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
making
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
meaning
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From this reading What was the meaning of these late hours?
MEDICINE
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Michelson
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
moved
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
Mr
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From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
new
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
occupied
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From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was the meaning of these late hours?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
room-mate
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
rooms
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From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
Sadie
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
seen
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From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
sleep
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From this reading Yetta also heard it vaguely in her uneasy sleep and dreamed that Walter was calling her.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
speculations
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From this reading Her speculations were interrupted by the telephone bell.
telephone
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From this reading Her speculations were interrupted by the telephone bell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What was the meaning of these late hours?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
uneasy
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From this reading Yetta also heard it vaguely in her uneasy sleep and dreamed that Walter was calling her.
vaguely
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From this reading Yetta also heard it vaguely in her uneasy sleep and dreamed that Walter was calling her.
Walter
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From this reading Yetta also heard it vaguely in her uneasy sleep and dreamed that Walter was calling her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ISADORE'S MEDICINE Sadie Michelson, as she was making coffee the next morning, was cogitating over the fact that she had not seen her new room-mate since they had moved into the flat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her speculations were interrupted by the telephone bell.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the meaning of these late hours?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
Yetta
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From this reading She was convinced that this Mr. Longman, whose rooms Yetta had formerly occupied and who had just come back to claim them, had something to do with it.
